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| US-Israel back Palestinian leader |
| US President George W Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have offered strong support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 19-June-2007
10:15:9 AM |
| Calling Mr Abbas "the president of all the Palestinian people", both men pledged to work with his new emergency government, which excludes Hamas.
Mr Olmert insisted he was ready to meet Mr Abbas on a regular basis.
Mr Bush and Mr Olmert are meeting at the White House for talks following the military takeover of Gaza by Hamas.
Earlier, a Hamas spokesman said the talks were aimed at destroying his organisation.
On Monday, the US and the EU announced the lifting of a financial and diplomatic embargo on the Palestinian Authority.
The EU and US imposed an embargo on the previous Hamas-led administration after the Islamist group came to power 18 months ago.
Mr Abbas dismissed the government on Thursday after it seized control of the Gaza Strip. The factional fighting left more than 100 people dead.
US support
The talks in Washington are expected to focus on the practicalities of Israel's resumption of direct contact with the Palestinian Authority.
On Monday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced that her government would resume full diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority immediately.
She criticised Hamas, which she said had tried to impose an extremist agenda on the Palestinian people.
"It is the duty of the international community to support those Palestinians who wish to build a better life, and a future of peace," Ms Rice added.
She also announced $40m (£20m) of emergency aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa), which runs relief efforts in Gaza, now controlled by Hamas.
Earlier, in a 15-minute phone call with President Bush, Mr Abbas said the time was now right to push for new peace talks.
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